Merton Barn is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 1985. Barn, house.

Merton Barn

WRENN ID
hidden-tin-plover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire MP: Pippa Heylings (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 May 1985
Type
Barn, house
Address
Merton Barn, 25, Broadway, Grantchester
OS grid reference
TL 432 558
Coordinates
52.18266, 0.09387
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Merton Barn is a barn that has been converted into a house. It dates from the 18th century and the mid-20th century. The structure is timber-framed, covered with weatherboarding, and has a longstraw thatched roof. It consists of five bays and was originally designed with an aisle on the north side. The barn faces the road, and the barn door in the south wall has been replaced with glazing. This building was originally associated with 35 Broadway, known as Audley Cottage.

Local climate

Merton Barn sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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